31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann
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31P/Schwassmann–Wachmann, also known as Schwassmann–Wachmann 2, is a periodic comet in the Solar System. It was discovered on January 17, 1929, at an apparent magnitude of 11.[1] The comet has been seen at every apparition.
The comet nucleus is estimated to be 6.2 kilometers in diameter.[2] In 1929, the astronomer Anne Sewell Young identified the comet with an object that had been misidentified as the minor planet "Adelaide" (A904 EB).[3]
References
External links
- Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) / Horizons Ephemeris
- 31P at Kazuo Kinoshita's Comets
- 31P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 2 – Seiichi Yoshida @ aerith.net
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